give some detailes about upsc exam, and what will be the subjects or syllabus and is it is to crack upsc without taking coaching?
Hi
Here the details about UPSC
>>>>>>> Eligibility criteria
UPSC eligibility criteria is provided below:-
********You must have a bachelor's degree in any, discipline from a recognised university.
********Minimum age limit :- you need to be at least 21 years old to be eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e as on 1st August 2021 for UPSC 2021.
********Maximum age limit :- 32 years , also there's 3 year relaxation on upper age limit for obc and of 5 years for sc/st category.
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>>>>>>> Syllabus & Examination pattern
Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages
*prelims exam
*Mains exam.
*Interview
PRELIMS :-
Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -
---------) general studies 1 :- You have History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc.
--------) general studies II ( csat ) :- You have :-Reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc.
UPSC papers( Prelims) |
Subjects |
Topics |
GS Paper I |
History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc. |
-)General issues on Biodiversity and Climate Change -)Current events of national and international importance. -)Environmental ecology -)Economic and Social Development -)General Science -)Indian Polity and Governance -)Indian and World Geography -)Art and culture -)Indian history -)Ancient history, etc. |
GS Paper II(csat) |
Reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc. |
-)Comprehension (english and hindi) -)Interpersonal skills including communication skills -)Fill in the blanks (english and hindi) -)Logical reasoning -)Analytical ability -)Decision making and problem-solving -)Questions on General mental ability -)numbers and their relations, basic numeracy - orders of magnitude, (10th level) -)Data interpretation - graphs, charts, data sufficiency, tables etc.( 10th level) |
MAINS :-
It is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers which are listed below:-
---------)GS-I :- You have
*indian heritage and culture
*History and geography of the world and society
--------)GS-II :- it includes
* Governance,
*Polity
*Constitution,
*Social Justice and International Relations.
--------) GS-III :- it includes
*Technology,
*Economic Development,
*Security and Disaster Management
*Bio-Diversity,
*Environment,
--------) GS-IV :- it has
* Ethics
*Integrity
*Aptitude
---------) compulsory indian language paper
---------) english paper
---------) essay paper
---------) optional I paper
---------) optional II paper
You can choose any of the language included in the 8th Schedule of Indian Constitution for compulsory indian language paper and also select optional subject of your choice from the available list of subjects.
The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature . You just need to qualify them. The marks obtained by you in these two papers will not be counted towards merit list.
You can get complete UPSC civil services examination syllabus for both PRELIMS & MAINS by visiting our page in the link for which is provided below:-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus
>>>>>>>> Preparation
No, coaching is not mandatory, there are many who clear UPSC without coaching, all you need is dedication and hardwork.
---------) Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-
HISTORY
*NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)
*NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)
*Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum
*From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India
Indian Art & Culture
*Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania
Polity
*NCERT IX-XII
*Indian Polity M Laxmikanth
Geography
*NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus)
*NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
*Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong
World Atlas
Economics
NCERT XI
*The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma
*Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
*Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri
Environment
*Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters)
*Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
International Relations
*NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
*Current Affairs ( read newspaper )
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